[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D and bone mineral density status of healthy schoolchildren in northern India
RK Marwaha, N Tandon, DRHK Reddy… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Current data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India are scarce.
Objective: We assessed the calcium-vitamin D-parathyroid hormone axis in apparently
healthy children from 2 different socioeconomic backgrounds in New Delhi, India. Design:
Clinical evaluation for evidence of vitamin D deficiency was carried out in 5137 apparently
healthy schoolchildren, aged 10–18 y, attending lower (LSES) and upper (USES)
socioeconomic status schools. Serum calcium, inorganic phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase …
Objective: We assessed the calcium-vitamin D-parathyroid hormone axis in apparently
healthy children from 2 different socioeconomic backgrounds in New Delhi, India. Design:
Clinical evaluation for evidence of vitamin D deficiency was carried out in 5137 apparently
healthy schoolchildren, aged 10–18 y, attending lower (LSES) and upper (USES)
socioeconomic status schools. Serum calcium, inorganic phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase …